Podcasting for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

This booklet gives an introduction to podcasting in teaching in higher education, to its underpinnings in research and to the practical issues associated with the use of podcasting in this setting. We first present what has been reported about the pedagogical benefits of integrating podcasts in teaching and outline some of the underpinning educational theory. Next, we focus on practical matters, including the implications and challenges with producing podcasts in terms of academic efficiency as compared to lectures. There is a wide variety of technological solutions available, and we will introduce some of these tools and discuss their use and usefulness.